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John Craddock Wetlands Nature Preserve

John Craddock Wetlands Nature Preserve from directly overhead

John Craddock Wetlands Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the west-northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 82 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Ret Tail Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates40.19577, -85.36500

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverview Park: 0.2 mi
  • Muncie Rotary Club Park: 0.6 mi
  • McCulloch Park: 0.8 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.8 mi
  • Meeks Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 43
  • EXTESS: 0.9 mi
  • Hurley Goodall Statue: 0.9 mi
  • Charles Willard statue: 1.1 mi
  • Skinny Truck: 1.1 mi
  • On the Mark mural: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 18
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 9
  • Site 5: 2.8 mi
  • Site 6: 2.9 mi
  • site 8: 3.0 mi
  • site 1: 3.1 mi
  • site 3: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Spider Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Imagination Hill: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest area: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Craddock Wetlands Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spider HillWNW 293°288 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:54
June solstice06:1320:3421:15
September equinox07:3019:0519:40
December solstice08:0116:3617:19

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242546473767467564434
Precip in2.52.33.13.94.44.84.13.43.13.03.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muncie Delaware CO AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/124795912

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